Garment with novelty keywinder



Dec. 16, 1969 o. s. POYNTER 3,484,103

GARMENT WITH NOVELTY KEYWINDER Filed Oct. 7, 1966 2 Sheets-Sheet l I NVEN TOR.

DONALD B. POYNTER BY Moms Dec. 16. 1969 n. a. POYNTEJR 3,484,103

GARMENT WITH NOVELTY KEYWINDER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

DONALD B. POYNTER BY ATTORNEY BEE-:21:

Filed Oct- 7. 1966 nit-ed States Patent 3,484,103 GARMENT WITH NOVELTYKEYWINDER Donald B. Poynter, 7 Arcadia Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45208Filed Oct. 7, 1966, Ser. No. 585,083 Int. Cl. A63g 31/04 US. Cl. 272-811 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The novelty item comprises asimulated winding key, of enlarged proportions, which may be applied tothe coat or other garment of a person so as to effect the illusion thatsuch person is a mechanized manikin. The key motion is controlled by aconcealed electric switch in the hand of the person; also, the deviceincludes novel mounting means completely concealed, for exhibiting thewinding key in such manner as to create the illusion that said keyprojects directly from the flesh of the wearer.

T his invention relates to a novelty item and more particularly to anattention arresting device which may be remotely actuated for producingunusual and attentionarresting effects.

An object of the invention is to provide an attentionarresting item inthe form of an enlarged keywinder which is adapted to be mounted to theclothing of a person in such a manner as to, by way of example, projecttherefrom in such a manner as to give the effect of a manikin beingwound or unwound upon actuation of the winder.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device having thehereinabove characteristics and which includes an attention-arrestingelement and base therefor which are adapted to be securely thoughreleasably associated with the clothing and/or suitcoat of an individual by reason of a cooperating relationship with a support memberon an opposite side of the suitcoat whereby the device may be quicklyand easily associated with and/ or removed from an article of clothingwithout damage thereto.

Still another object of the invention is to provide actuating means inthe form of an electric motor completely housed within an elongatecentral portion of the attention-arresting element and motor controlmeans including a switch and battery remote therefrom in the form of apocket-receptive control unit.

Still a further object of the invention is to provide a device havingthe hereinabove characteristics which is constructed in such a manner asto withstand the normal use and abuse to which such items are subjected.

These and other objects are attained by the means described herein andas disclosed in the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the subject device as it would appear inuse when secured to the suitcoat of a person.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view, partly in section of the attention-arrestingelement and base of the device.

FIG. 3 is a plan view looking down onto FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a plan view looking upwardly at FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a support member comprising a detail of theinvention.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal, vertical, sectional view of the device of FIG.5.

FIG. 7 is an exploded view illustrating the manner in which the base andsupport member are coupled incident to providing the device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is a schematic illustration of a combination "ice battery holderand switch element comprising a detail of the invention.

With particular reference now to FIG. 2 the numeral 10 denotes arotatable, attention-arresting element which, in the preferredembodiment of the invention is made to simulate an oversized keywindercomprising a pair of duplicate complementary wing portions 12 and 14,each of which is secured to and carried by an elongate hollow centralportion 16 which, in the preferred embodiment of the invention maycomprise a cylindrical tube open at its lower end and closed at itsupper end as at 18.

The numeral 20 denotes a base for the rotatable, attendon-arrestingelement 10, and said base includes structural elements 22 which define aseries of compartments such as, by way of example A, B, C, D, and E inwhich various components of the driving mechanism are housed.

By way of example, electric motor is suitably housed within compartmentE wherein bearings 32 and 34 project through and are received insuitable openings provided in transverse elements 36 and 38 respectivelywhich collectively define compartment E.

A rotary motion is imparted to drive shaft 40 by reason of the geartrain illustrated within compartment D wherein gear 42 is secured to andcarried by the drive shaft of motor 30 and wherein gear 44 is secured toand carried by the lower end of drive shaft 40. The numeral 51 denotes alength of resilient tubing which provides a slip-clutch connectionbetween drive shaft 40 and drive shaft element 50, the upper end ofwhich element terminates in a friction member 52 received within acomplementary socket provided in an internal boss 54 of the upper closedend 18 of central portion 16 of element 10.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention, pairs of elongate elementsand project from base 20 along with a central element 80, as bestillustrated in FIGS. 2, 4 and 7, wherein elongate elements 6060 are inelectrical connection with one side of motor 30 and wherein elements7070 are in electrical contact with the other side of said motor. Theelongate elements 60, 70 and terminate in sharpened piercing points orprongs for facilitating their respective introduction into and throughone or more layers of a supporting fabric or panel denoted by the letterQ, FIGS. 1 and 7.

With particular reference to FIGS. 5, 6 and 7, the numeral denotesgenerally a support member which includes a base portion 92 and anupwardly extending body portion 94. The base portion is provided withpairs of sockets 7272 which are electrically interconnected as byconductor 74; pairs of sockets 6262 which are interconnected byconductor 64; and a single, centrally disposed socket 100.

Sockets 62-62 are adapted to frictionally receive elongate elements 6060and sockets 72-72 are adapted to frictionally receive elongate elements70-70 for establishing a good electrical contact between said elongateelements and their respective sockets. Socket is adapted to receiveelongate element 80 which, unlike the other elongate elements ispreferably provided with external threading to be engaged by a nut 82for thereby releasably securing the base and attention-arresting elementrelative to the support member.

With particular reference to FIG. 8, the numeral denotes generally acompact housing dimensioned to te ceive a plurality of dry cells 112,114 and 116 in series relationship. A manually operable switch lever 120is provided for enabling an operator to establish an electrical contactbetween contacts 122 and 124 for placing motor 30 in series circuit withthe batteries via conductors 126 and 128 which are suitably housedwithin a flexible conduit 130 of such a length as to extend from apocket of the wearer to the support member when mounted as in FIG. 1.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that whenever an electric circuitis closed to motor the attentionarresting element 10 will rotate therebyproviding a startling, interesting and unique attention-arrestingeffect. In passing it should be noted that sockets 62-62 and 7272 aredisposed in such a manner as to alternatively receive elongate elements60 and/or -70, it being noted that the only difference in operation isthat the attention-arresting member will rotate in an oppositedirection.

The attention-arresting member 10, including the elongate centralportion 16 may be quickly disassociated from the drive mechanism byremoving screw 19 which precludes accidental or unintentionaldisengagement of friction member 52 from the socket of boss 54.

With particular reference to FIGS. 4 and 7 it will be noted that thebase includes flat, axial surface S from which the elongate elements 60,70 and project; and as illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 7 the support memberincludes a flat, axial surface T in or through which the various socketsare provided.

When the various elongate elements have been fully received in theirrespective sockets and nut 82 secured onto member 80 the length ofportion 94 is effective to provide such anchorage of the device as topermit the wearer thereof to freely move about, bend over, etc.

From the foregoing it will be observed that I have thus provided asimple, yet highly effective attention-arresting device which may beconveniently associated with an article of wearing apparel withoutdamage to same.

It should be understood that various changes and modifications may bemade within the structural details of the device within the scope of theappended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. In combination a garment and a novelty item attached thereto:

(a) a rotatable attention'arresting element,

(b) a stationary base for said element,

(c) a stationary support member for said base,

(d) means mounting said element for rotation relative to said base, theimprovement thereof comprises,

(e) means releasably mounting said base upon said support member, withthe fabric or the garment disposed between said base and said supportmember,

(f) motor means secured to and carried by said base and in drivingrelationship with said rotatable element, and

(g) manually operable motor control means remote from said motor means,including a source of electric current in circuit with said motor means.

2. A novelty device as called for in claim 1 wherein theattention-arresting element includes an elongate central portion whichconceals and completely houses said motor means.

3. The device as called for in claim 1 wherein the motor meansconstitutes an electric motor and wherein said motor control meansincludes a battery receptive housing encasing a manually operableswitch.

4. A device as called for in claim 1 wherein said attention-arrestingelement is shaped to simulate an oversized keywinder.

5. A device as called for in claim 1 wherein a slip clutch is interposedbetween the said motor means and rotatable element.

6. The device as called for in claim 1, wherein said releasable mountingmeans includes elongate slender prongs formed of electrically conductivematerial, said prongs being electrically connected in the circuit withsaid motor means and said motor control means.

7. The device as called for in claim 1, wherein the stationary supportmember is enlarged in area to abut an extensive area of the inside of agarment, thereby to minimize sagging of the attention-arresting elementexteriorly of the garment.

8. The device as called for in claim 1, wherein said attention-arrestingelement includes an axially disposed tube encasing said stationary base.

9. The device as called for in claim 1, wherein said releasable mountingmeans includes a plurality of elongate slender prongs to penetrate thefabric of the garment aforesaid.

10. A device as called for in claim 9 wherein the base includes an axialsurface from which a plurality of said elongate prongs project; thesupport member includes an axial surface having a plurality of socketstherein; and means for securing the base relative to said support memberwith the said elongate prongs each in a socket of said support member.

11. A device as called for in claim 9 wherein:

(a) the base includes an axial surface from which a plurality of saidelongate prongs project, and wherein each of said prongs terminate inpiercing points for facilitating the introduction of each of saidelements through one or more layers of fabric or the like;

(b) said support member includes an axial surface having a plurality ofsockets therein, one for receiving each of the aforesaid elongateprongs,

(c) said motor means constitutes an electric motor in series circuitwith certain of said elongate prongs,

((1) said motor control means includes a battery receptive housing witha manualy operable switch in series circuit with certain of the socketsof the support member,

(e) said means for releasably securing said base to said support memberconstitutes one of the said elongate prongs which is dimensioned toproject completely through one of the sockets of the support member toreceive a retaining member for disposing and securing the axial surfacesof said base and supporting members on opposite sides of the fabric orthe like through which the said elongate prongs project.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,810,576 10/1957 Massey 272252,967,706 1/ 1961 Pettit. 3,343,835 9/1967 Kaplan.

FOREIGN PATENTS 808,513 2/1959 Great Britain.

ANTON O. OECHSLE, Primary Examiner M. R. PAGE, Assistant Examiner

